Senatum — The Citizens' Parliament
Understand politics. Follow the laws. Have your say.
Senatum makes French public life simpler, clearer, and more accessible. Find in a single app what the institutions are doing, the laws that are changing, the political decisions, and the issues that are being debated. Follow the news from Parliament and the Government, discover the laws that affect you, and give your opinion on the major issues of the day.
INDEPENDENCE
Senatum is an independent application. It is neither affiliated with, nor endorsed by, nor managed by the National Assembly, the Senate, the French Government, the DILA (Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information), or any other public institution. Senatum does not represent any government entity and does not provide any official public service. The information displayed is taken from open public data published by the official sources listed below.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
• Follow French political news and decisions
• Understand laws through accessible and concise explanations
• Track legislative processes from introduction to adoption
• Discover the elections and how each member of parliament votes
• Consult the evolution of French law, day by day
• Explore public procurement and local government spending
• Share your opinion on issues that shape public life
• Access official sources for further information
OFFICIAL DATA SOURCES
All data comes from open datasets published by the following official sources. Each page of the application includes a link to the source from which it is taken.
• Legifrance (DILA), consolidated law and Official Journal: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr
• National Assembly, ballots, amendments, and legislative files: https://www.assemblee-nationale.fr
• Senate, legislative files: https://www.senat.fr
• European Parliament, votes of MEPs: https://www.europarl.europa.eu
• High Authority for Transparency in Public Life (HATVP), declarations of interests and assets: https://www.hatvp.fr
• data.gouv.fr, composition of governments and essential public procurement data: https://www.data.gouv.fr
• Public Life, official communications: https://www.vie-publique.fr
• Élysée Palace, communications from the Presidency: https://www.elysee.fr
This data is reused under the terms of its respective licenses (Open License 2.0 for most of it, ODbL for European Parliament votes).
WHAT SENATUM IS NOT
Senatum is not authoritative: only official publications have legal force, and in particular the text published in the Official Journal and reproduced on Légifrance. In case of discrepancy, the source always prevails. Senatum does not provide legal advice.
The consultations and petitions offered in the application have no legal value, are not binding on anyone, and do not replace any official vote. Some of the introductory texts are generated by artificial intelligence and are explicitly stated as such.
Senatum has no political affiliation: the project does not support any party, group, or candidate, and receives no funding from any of them. The application is free and funded by advertising.
Learn more:
• About: https://senatum.fr/about
• Data sources: https://senatum.fr/faq#sources
• Terms and conditions: https://senatum.fr/terms
• Privacy: https://senatum.fr/privacy
Senatum. The citizens' parliament.
Citizens' Parliament, laws, votes and public money. Official public sources.